Means for separating ores.



G. L. HUGE.

MEANS FOR SEPARATING ORES.

APPLICATION FILED 00127, 1913.

1,104,1 17, Patented July 21, 1914.

Attorneys grate or screen 2.

of the sald grate the ore passes. The purn srn'rs CHARLES L. noon, onGARTEBVILLE, MISSOURI.

MEANS .FOR SEPARATING ORES.

moans.

Application filed October 7, 1913. Serial No. 793,940.

To all whom it may concern: Y

Be it known that I, CHARLES L. Hoen, a citizen of the United States,residing at Carterville, in the county of Jasper and State of Missouri,have invented a new and useful Means for Separating Ores, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to means for separating ores, and moreparticularly to a device for vibrating or shakingthe separating screenor grate over which the ores pass.

The object is to provide an improved means whereby the separating screenis v1- brated or jarred by means of suitable hammers mechanicallyoperated when striking upon rods adapted to transmit the said v1-brations or jars to the said screen or grate.-

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and 1n the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit ofthe-invention.

In the drawings accompanying this spec fication and forming a partthereof, the preferable form of my invention is illustrated, in whichFigure 1 is a side view in elevation of my improved means for vibratingand shaking the separating grate or screen. Fig. 2 is a front view inelevation thereof.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 is the side walls ofan ore tank or receiver between which is mounted the ore separating Overthe upper surface pose of this grate is to allow the finely divided orecarrying material to pass therethrough and thereby be separated fromtailm s.

Tn order to facilitate and insure that the finely divided ore carryingmaterial will pass through the grate and not clog up be tween thevarious grate bars, a suitable vibratory or jarring motion istransmitted to the said grate as will be hereinafter described.

A plurality of vertically extending rods 3 are provided at their lowerextremities with the enlarged heads 4, the said heads 4 resting upon thegrate 2. In order to properly support and hold in position the variousrods 3, the upper guide plate 5 is provided which has a plurality ofapertures therein through which the various rods 3 extend. The guideplate 5 is held in position by the supporting member 6 which is rigidlysecured by means of the bolts 7' to the side walls 1 of the ore tank.The lower terminals of the rods 3 are held in position by means of theguide member 8. This guide member 8 is provided with a plurality ofapertures therein through which the rods 8 extend. The guide member 8 issubstantially U- shaped in cross section and has the upwardlyextendingends 9 which are suitably held to the side Walls of the orecontaining tank 1. It being noted in this connection, that .the head 4Lof the rod 3 lies below and within the U-shaped portion of the guide bar8, this construction preventing the rod 3 from bounding upward from thegrate which would take place were it not for some such retaining means.

Journaled upon the upper edge of the side wallsl is the shaft 10, uponwhich shaft is mounted a number of hammers 11, the head 12 of whichhammers are removably mounted upon the hammer arm and are adapted to beheld thereto, by means of suitable set screws 18. The various hammersare suitably journaled upon the shaft 10 andare held rigidly thereto bymeans of the set screws 14. In this manner, the hammers are mountedadjustably upon the shaft 10 in order that they may be alined wit-h andadapted to strike the upper extremities of the rods 3, which action willgive the desired vibratory or jarring motion to the grate. The hammerhead 12 being adjustable upon the hammer arm 11 allows the head to beadjusted so as to contact with the upper extremity of the rod. In orderto suitably rotate the shaft 10 through approximately 45, a sector 15 isrigidly mounted upon the shaft 10, and is provided with a chain engagingface 16. Secured to the sector 15 is the chain 17, the remote end ofwhich is connected to an eccentric 18 mounted upon and actuated by theshaft 19. From the foregoing, it will be apparent that upon rotating theshaft 19, the shaft 10' will be rotated in a forward and reversedirection for approximately 45 which will raise and lower the hammers 11and thereby hit the upper extremities of the rods 3.

In the practical operation of my improved device a suitable amount ofore containing material is placed upon the upper surface or" the grate2. The shaft 19 is now rotated at a somewhat limited speed which will byreason of the eccentric and chain attached thereto oscillate the shaft10 to which the hammers are securely fastened. The oscillation of theshaft l0 will act to raise the hammers and lower them and thereby letthem pound upon the upper extremities of the rods 3, which rods areadapted to transmit and impart a vibratory movement or jarring to thegrate which will insure that the finely divided ore carrying substancewill be shaken loose from the ore carrying material and will passreadily downwardly and through the grate or screen 2. This vibratory orarring movement prevents the grate or screen from becoming clogged andinsures a successful and efficient separation of the ore.

Having thus described the construction and operation of my improveddevice what I claim to be new and original with me is 1. An oreseparator comprising a grate, a plurality of rods extendingsubstantially perpendicular thereto with heads at one extremity, thesaid head resting upon the said grate, spaced guides slidably engagingand holding in position the said rods, the lower guide substantiallyU'shaped in cross section and housing the upper portions of the rodheads therein, and means for pounding the rods to vibrate the saidgrate.

2. An ore separator comprising a horizontally extending grate, aplurality of vertically extending rods with enlarged heads at theirlower extremities, the said heads resting upon the said grate, spacedguides slidably engaging and holding in a vertical position the saidrods, the said lower guide U-shaped in cross section and housing theupper portions of the rod heads therein, and means for pounding the saidrods to vibrate the said grate.

S. An ore separator comprising a horizontally extending grate, aplurality of vertically extending rods with enlarged heads at theirlower extremities, the said heads resting upon the said grate, spacedguides slidably engaging and holding in a vertical position the saidrods, the said lower guide U-shaped in cross section and housing theupper portions of said rod heads therein and holding the said heads withthe longitudinal axes thereof extending at right angles to thelongitudinal axes of the grate bars, and means for vibrating andagitating the said rods.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES L. HOSE.

Witnesses A. hi. BAIRD, VALERIA JnsrER.

Gepies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each. by addressingthe Commissioner of .Patents, Washington, D. C.

